{"id":1374,"date":"2009-12-14T18:30:31","date_gmt":"2009-12-14T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=1374"},"modified":"2020-03-26T23:00:18","modified_gmt":"2020-03-27T03:00:18","slug":"tuna-spinach-cakes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/tuna-spinach-cakes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tuna Spinach Cakes or Cutlets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1392\" title=\"Tuna Spinach Cakes\" src=\"http:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_27622.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2762\" width=\"475\" height=\"712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_27622.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_27622-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When canned Tuna is made into a perfect appetizer: Tuna cakes.<\/p>\n<p>While walking through the canned meat aisle in the stores and looking at the canned tunas, have you ever wondered how can you transform those canned tunas into a scrumptious dish?\u00a0I used to think whenever I glanced at those and never really got what will I make out of those. But now, I don\u2019t have time to think about all these, as I will be seen busy snatching all the cans and putting into my cart. I finally figured out what I can do with these canned tuna meat, in fact I am now totally obsessed with them.<\/p>\n<p>My pantry\u00a0is seldom seen without these canned tunas to make delicious\u00a0tuna cakes when I crave for it. I had taken these tuna cakes for the cooking meet up that I had attended last weekend and all the foodies there loved it. I introduced these as tuna cutlets but the foodies there instantly renamed it to tuna cakes as these resembled to crab cakes in preparation and looks. Honestly, even I loved the new name they gave it and even I started calling them as tuna cakes.<\/p>\n<p>Making tuna cakes is similar to making meat\u00a0cutlet I had posted before, but I must admit tuna cakes tasted better than those with chicken or meat. I also added spinach to the tuna mixture and it tasted really good and looks good with the green shades in the cakes. You could also make these without the spinach.<\/p>\n<p><b>Preparation Pictures<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuna cooked with onion and spinach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1376 size-full\" title=\"Tuna and Onion mix\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-onion-mix.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-onion-mix.JPG 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-onion-mix-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Roll into balls and flatten them<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1377 size-full\" title=\"Tuna Spinach cake before frying\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-spinach-cakes-before-frying.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"475\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-spinach-cakes-before-frying.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-spinach-cakes-before-frying-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tuna cakes without the Spinach:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1375 size-full\" title=\"Tuna Cakes\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/tuna-cakes.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"800\" \/><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/IMG_27622.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Tuna Spinach Cakes or Cutlets<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thas<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT10M\">10 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT40M\">40 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]For making the stuffing[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, large, chopped- 3<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ginger-Garlic paste- 1\/2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Spinach, chopped- 2 cups (optional)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Garam masala ( cardamom-2, cloves-2, cinnamon stick- 1\/2 inch slice- grind into powder)- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 1 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Turmeric powder- 1\/4 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Coriander powder- 2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Canned Tuna, in Water- 2 cans<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro chopped- 1\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Potatoes, cooked -2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Vegetable oil- 1 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<li class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]While frying[\/b]<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Eggs, beaten- 2 (or use egg whites from 2 eggs)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Bread crumbs- 2 to 3 cups or enough to coat the tuna cutlets<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- for frying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Boil 2 potatoes in boiling water until the potatoes are fully cooked or cook in the microwave. Peel off the skin and keep aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a wide non-stick pan or skillet over medium heat, add 1 tbsp oil. Add onions, salt and saute until onions are translucent.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the spinach and saute for a few minutes. If you don&#8217;t have spinach skip adding.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Now add the canned tuna along with garam masala, chili powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Combine everything well and cook for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add chopped cilantro and combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Remove the pan from the heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the cooked, peeled potatoes and mash it with a wooden fork or spoon until it has combined well with the tuna mixture.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let the mixture cool down, make medium sized balls out of these and flatten between the palm of your hands and keep aside.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"ERSeparator\">[b]Frying[\/b]<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Heat a frying pan, add enough oil required for frying.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Beat eggs taken in a small bowl.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Spread the bread crumbs on a plate.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Take each tuna balls, first dip it in the egg and then gently roll it into the bread crumbs, coat with the crumbs evenly.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Fry them in hot oil until golden brown without crowding. Can also be pan-fried.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Transfer to a paper towel.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve with ketchup or your favorite dipping sauce.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When canned Tuna is made into a perfect appetizer: Tuna cakes. While walking through the canned meat aisle in the stores and looking at the canned tunas, have you ever wondered how can you transform those canned tunas into a scrumptious dish?\u00a0I used to think whenever I glanced at those and never really got what &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1392,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,812,440,22,21,353,143,406],"tags":[110,93],"class_list":["post-1374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-appetizer","category-cutlets-by-category","category-featured","category-kerala-cuisine","category-fish","category-spinach-by-ingredient","category-thasfaves","category-tuna-by-ingredient","tag-seafood","tag-tuna"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1374"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1374\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}